DOE'S DOT Specification 7 A Type A Packaging Program-An Update and Future Directions

Type A packagings were first introduced into the Unit ed States Department of Transportation (DOT) r egulations in 1968. Seven years later, in 1975, an additional requirement was imposed on the use of Type A packagings. This requirement as stated in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 173.415 (a) was that...